by: Jad Baroudi, Manager, Consulting, Deloitte, Middle East In February 2017, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai called on all Dubai Government entities to embrace disruptive innovation and work towards positioning Dubai 10 years ahead of other world cities. The Dubai … Continue reading
by: Diana O’Brien, Chief Marketing Officer at Deloitte In the early 1900s, the small number of women who worked outside the home could only aspire to be teachers, nurses, cooks, and a few other jobs available to women at that time. For two of my great grandmothers, working wasn’t a choice – they were both … Continue reading
by: Jayne Stokes, Director, Global Employer Services, Deloitte, Middle East I was asked to write an article in March 2014 as part of Deloitte’s Women March initiative for that year. The task I was given at the time was to share my story as a woman in the Middle East. At that time, I was … Continue reading
Traditionally, the roles of men and women were predefined, and so were the expectations. This was especially true within the Middle East, where the man was responsible for the financial security of his family and the woman was the homemaker whose life more or less revolved around her husband and children. However, the world is … Continue reading
I can only speak for myself and from my experience of working with an incredible variety of women from around the world the past 20 years. So here are my reflections on women in the workplace for your consideration. Women as mentors – Women have a great sense of empathy. They are very attuned to … Continue reading
We are in the business of people. Our best and most impactful work is done when we understand who our clients are, what they need to achieve, and how we can help support them as successful leaders. We do this by bringing empathetic, intelligent, hardworking team members together on particular challenges. It’s all about people … Continue reading
As an audit principal at Deloitte in the Middle East, I get to see how eager young students are to apply to our firm and become part of our family. They come to us full of the exciting prospects of joining the biggest professional services firm in the world: the learning curve from which they … Continue reading
Since 2005, Deloitte has been working with INJAZ al-Arab (INJAZ), a non-profit organization that aims to promote youth education and training in the Middle East North Africa region, to support innovation and entrepreneurship among Arab youth. As part of its objectives, INJAZ and its partners have recently launched Expand Your Horizon (EYH), an initiative aimed … Continue reading
The indifference of next generation members could be viewed as both surprising and somewhat disappointing when considering the skill set and talent of these young people and the potential that they have to offer to the business. Yet they often don’t see eye-to-eye with the Founder and as such pursue other routes, and interests separate … Continue reading
We were recently invited by a family to make a presentation and submit a proposal to undertake a family governance project. As usual practice, the Family Enterprise Consulting team highlighted the advantages of governance in regards to the family and the business and the impact this would have on their relationships, and collective wealth. Once … Continue reading
